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MBC

The Middle East Broadcasting Center or MBC is the first private satellite broadcasting company in the Arab world. The MBC Group has 10 television channels and two radio stations. Well known channels are MBC 1, 2, 3 and 4, Al Arabiya and Wanasah. The group reached more than 150 milion Arab speakers around the world Waleed bin Ibrahim al Ibrahim.

ARA Group

He also founded ARAVision in 1995, which grew in to the ARA Group International. The group had an exclusive licence to deliver wireless cable service to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Net Worth

Waleed bin Abrahi al Ibrahim’s net worth was estimated at US$ 2.9 billion in 2009. He was born into a wealthy and important Arab family. His sister Jawhara bint Ibrahim Al Ibrahim was a wife of the late King Fahd.

November 2017 Arrest

Waleed bin Ibrahim was reportedly among the Royals and Senior Officials arrested by Saudi authorities on 4 November, as part of the 2017 Saudi Arabian anti-corruption effort. The arrest was ordered by a newly established anti-corruption committee headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He was released in January 2018.

Yacht Mogambo

Waleed’s brothers Khalid bin Ibrahim al Ibrahim and Abdul-Aziz bin Ibrahim al Ibrahim are also billionaires. SuperYachtFan was informed that either Khaled or Abdul-Aziz owns the Nobiskrug yacht Mogambo. We did find some photos on the web, picturing Waleed bin Ibrahim visiting Mogambo. So may be Waleed also owns Mogambo. The late King Fahd was the owner of the Royal Yacht Prince Abdul Aziz.

Waleed bin Ibrahim House

Walled bin Ibrahim al Ibrahim used to own a large mansion in Miami, on Palm Island. He sold the property in 2007.

Superyacht Shahnaz in Antibes

Saudi yacht Shahnaz

Shahnaz, built as El Bravo of Cayman

Yacht owned by MBC founder Waleed bin Abrahim al Ibrahim

Ibrahim al Ibrahim family yacht

The King of Saudi Arabia’s Royal Yacht Prince Abdul Aziz

Prince Abdul Aziz interior photos

Interior photos of the yacht Prince Abdul Aziz. The upper deck pool area and the (pre-refit) owners stateroom. After a recent refit, the owners stateroom was completely refurbished.